How much hair loss is normal?

Shedding some hair daily is normal. A change in pattern is what matters: a receding hairline, a widening parting, sudden handfuls, or round bald patches.

Will the hair grow back?

Where the follicle is miniaturised rather than gone, often yes. Skin that has been bald for years does not regrow with medical treatment. This is why early assessment changes the outcome.

Do I need a blood test?

Frequently. Thyroid function and iron studies are the two results that most often explain hair loss outright, and both are treatable.

Does PRP work for hair loss?

PRP injected into the scalp is used for thinning hair, usually as a course spaced several weeks apart and often alongside other treatment. A single session is not the treatment.

Can stress cause hair loss?

Yes. Telogen effluvium typically appears two to three months after the stressful period rather than during it, which is why the connection is often missed.

Hair loss treatment in Kepong

Treatment holds and thickens the hair that is still there. It does not bring back a follicle that has already gone, which is the entire argument for being seen early rather than trying another shampoo.

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Hair loss patterns worth acting on

Losing some hair every day is normal. These are the patterns that mean something is happening rather than that you noticed the drain.

A receding hairline, or thinning at the crown
Widening of the parting, or a ponytail that has visibly thinned
Sudden shedding in handfuls, two to three months after an illness, a birth or a period of stress
Round, smooth bald patches appearing over weeks
An itchy, scaly or painful scalp alongside the loss
Hair loss with fatigue, weight change or cold intolerance, which points at the thyroid

Timing matters more here than in most conditions. Treatment holds and thickens hair that is still there; it does not recover a follicle that has already gone.

What is actually causing your hair loss

The treatment follows the cause, which is why an assessment comes before a product.

Male and female pattern loss: Androgenetic alopecia, the commonest cause, inherited from either parent. Gradual, patterned and progressive, and the one that responds best to early treatment.
Telogen effluvium: Sudden diffuse shedding two to three months after a trigger: illness, surgery, childbirth, crash dieting or severe stress. It usually recovers once the trigger is dealt with.
Hormonal and thyroid: Pregnancy, childbirth, menopause and thyroid imbalance in either direction. A blood test settles this one, and treating the thyroid treats the hair.
Alopecia areata and scalp disease: Round smooth patches from an autoimmune process, or loss with an itchy, scaly or painful scalp, which points at an infection or inflammation to be treated first.
Traction and chemical damage: Tight hairstyles pulling on the follicle, and harsh chemical treatment. Reversible early, permanent if it goes on long enough.
Nutrition and medication: Low iron, low protein and restrictive dieting, plus several common medications. Both are worth checking before anything is prescribed.

What an assessment covers

The pattern and the timeline
Where it is thinning and when it started. Diffuse shedding and patterned recession are different problems with different answers.
Scalp examination
Looking for the inflammation, scaling or scarring that has to be treated before anything else will work.
Blood tests where warranted
Thyroid function, iron studies and, where relevant, hormones. This is the step most often skipped by anyone selling a product.
A plan matched to the cause
Topical minoxidil, oral treatment where appropriate, treating a thyroid or iron problem, or PRP injected into the scalp. Often more than one together.

What treatment can and cannot do

Realistic

Slowing or stopping further loss
Thickening hair that is still present
Regrowth where the follicle is miniaturised rather than gone
Full recovery from telogen effluvium once the trigger is dealt with
Correcting a thyroid or iron problem, and the hair following

Not on offer

Regrowing hair on skin that has been bald for years
A result from one PRP session rather than a course
A permanent fix that continues after treatment stops, for pattern loss
Any of it without knowing which cause you actually have

What else the clinic does about this

PRP therapy

Platelet-rich plasma from your own blood, injected into the scalp for thinning hair. A course, spaced several weeks apart.

Health screening

Thyroid function and iron studies, which are the two blood results that most often explain hair loss outright.

Mental health

Where stress is the trigger, or where the hair loss itself is the thing wearing you down. Both are worth treating.

Who you are dealing with

Your doctor: Every doctor here is named on this site with their training, and one of them is a Family Medicine Specialist on the National Specialist Register. You are seen by a doctor rather than assessed at a counter.
Your records: Held in the clinic's own encrypted system rather than on paper in a drawer, so the doctor seeing you has the rest of your history in front of them.
Your follow-up: Questions afterwards and repeat prescriptions go to the doctor who saw you, directly on WhatsApp rather than through a front desk.
Your time: Walk in any day until 8pm. The clinic has served Kepong Baru since 1981 and most of what is on this page is done in one visit.

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Common questions

How much hair loss is normal?: Shedding some hair daily is normal. A change in pattern is what matters: a receding hairline, a widening parting, sudden handfuls, or round bald patches.
Will the hair grow back?: Where the follicle is miniaturised rather than gone, often yes. Skin that has been bald for years does not regrow with medical treatment. This is why early assessment changes the outcome.
Do I need a blood test?: Frequently. Thyroid function and iron studies are the two results that most often explain hair loss outright, and both are treatable.
Does PRP work for hair loss?: PRP injected into the scalp is used for thinning hair, usually as a course spaced several weeks apart and often alongside other treatment. A single session is not the treatment.
Can stress cause hair loss?: Yes. Telogen effluvium typically appears two to three months after the stressful period rather than during it, which is why the connection is often missed.

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48, Jalan Lang Kuning, 52100 Kepong Baru, Kuala Lumpur.